Iliad quotes

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Useful quotes from the Iliad
Claude Gowan
Flashcards by Claude Gowan, updated more than 1 year ago
Claude Gowan
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Heroism Helenus to Hektor and Aineias Bk 6 It is on you two more than any of the Trojans and Lycians that the burden of battle falls, since in every venture you are the best at both fighting and planning
Heroism Hektor to Andromache Bk 6 I have learnt always to be brave and to fight in the forefront of the Trojans
Heroism Andromache to Hektor Bk 6 Your own brave spirit will destroy you
Heroism Homer on Hektor's death Bk 22 His spirit flitted from his body and went on the way to Hades
Honour and Reputation Helenus to Hektor on Athene and Achilleus Bk 6 So that she may hold back the son of Tydeus away from sacred Ilios... I think him the greatest of the Achaians
Honour and Reputation Hektor to Hecuba on wine Bk 6 Do not offer me cheering wine, dear mother, or you may sap the strength from my limbs
Honour and Reputation Hektor on his failures Bk 22 Now that I have destroyed my people through my own arrant folly
Honour and Reputation Hektor to Achilleus on treatment of his body Bk 22 Do not let the dogs of the Achaian camp eat me by the ships
Honour and Reputation Hektor's body after death Bk 22 So hektor's head was all sullied in the dust
Family Glaucus on the generations of man Bk 6 The generation of men is just like that of leaves
Family Andromache being left by Hektor Bk 6 You have no pity for your baby son and me, your doomed wife
Family Hektor on his son's future Bk 6 Let people say, as he returns from the fighting: "this man is better by far than his father"
Women Women rush to Hektor for news Bk 6 The wives and daughters of the Trojans came running to surround him, asking after their sons and brothers and kinsmen and husbands
Women Women praying to Athene Bk 6 We may sacrifice here and now twelve heifers in your temple, yearlings never touched by the goad, if you will take pity
Women Helen of herself Bk 6 The scheming creature that I am
Women Hecuba to Priam on his plan to get Hektor back Bk 24 His wife shrieked loud and answered, "oh where have you wits gone now...?"
The role of the gods Diomedes cautious of Glaucos Bk 6 If you are one of the immortals come down from the heavens I would not want to fight
The role of the gods Thetis to Achilleus on his wishes Bk 18 Look, all that you asked has been brought about by Zeus
The role of the gods Zeus on Hektor's coming death Bk 22 My heart is saddened for Hektor
The role of the gods Treatment of Hektor's body Bk 24 Zeus had now given hime to his enemies to defile him in his own native land
The role of the gods Gods feelings for Hektor Bk 22 But the blessed gods looked on and pitied Hektor
The role of the gods Achilleus on Zeus' treatment of man Bk 24 There are two jars standing on Zeus' floor which hold the gifts he gives us: one holds evil, the other blessings.
The power of Fate Hektor on Troy's fate Bk 6 The day will come when sacred Ilios is destroyed
The power of Fate Zeus weighs the scales Bk 22 The father opened out his golden scales
The power of Fate Priam on his fate Bk 24 My fate is utter misery - I fathered sons... not one of them is left
The power of Fate Achilleus on the fate of man Bk 24 This is the fate the gods have spun for poor mortal men, that we should live in misery
The portrayal of war Agamemnon on the Trojans Bk 6 Not one of them must escape stark destruction at our hands
The portrayal of war Helen to Hektor on misery Bk 6 On us two Zeus has set a doom of misery
The portrayal of war Achilleus on his wishes of Hektor Bk 22 I wish I could eat you myself
The portrayal of war Achilleus's hands Bk 24 Kissed his hands, those terrible, murderous hands
Moral values Hektor confronting Paris Bk 6 Strange man! the resentment you have conceived in your heart does you no honour
Moral values Apollo of Achilleus Bk 24 He has no decency in his heart... his thoughts are savage like a lion's
Moral values Achilleus threatens Priam Bk 24 Do not stir my heart any further in its grief
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